NEOSTIGMINE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NEOSTIGMINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEOSTIGMINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEOSTIGMINE is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEOSTIGMINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neostigminesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEOSTIGMINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NEOSTIGMINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEOSTIGMINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEOSTIGMINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A synthetic drug that blocks the breakdown of a chemical messenger in nerves, used to treat muscle weakness and to reverse certain anaesthetics.
Neostigmine is best known for the treatment of myasthenia gravis, where it improves communication between nerves and muscles. Anaesthetists also use it at the end of an operation.
How NEOSTIGMINE is used
A pharmacology term used by doctors and pharmacists.
- The patient was given neostigmine to improve her muscle strength.
- Neostigmine can reverse the effect of some muscle relaxants.
- The pharmacist checked the dose of neostigmine twice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEOSTIGMINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEOSTIGMINE
1 longer words begin with NEOSTIGMINE.
Shorter words from the letters in NEOSTIGMINE
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Common questions about NEOSTIGMINE
- Is NEOSTIGMINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEOSTIGMINE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEOSTIGMINE worth?
- NEOSTIGMINE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEOSTIGMINE mean?
- A synthetic drug that blocks the breakdown of a chemical messenger in nerves, used to treat muscle weakness and to reverse certain anaesthetics.
- What letters can be added to NEOSTIGMINE?
- NEOSTIGMINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NEOSTIGMINE:
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